Reason Kennedy Agyapong was quiet while his colleagues "dirty" themselves in parliament disclosed

Kandey Alhassan January 08, 2021 0

 

Kennedy Agyapong

Mr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament, says members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) intended to "destroy" President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-inauguration Addo's and swearing-in, which is why they put the mindset on the floor of Parliament on Thursday morning. According to him, long ago, he got "intelligence" and the "game plan" that was what the NDC Parliament-Elected Members were going to do.

The motive, he said, was to deliberately delay the process, drag it on and ultimately affect President Akufo-swearing-in Addo's and inauguration for his second term, which was witnessed by a number of foreign dignitaries and heads of various states to witness the inauguration.

He said that is why Parliament-elect members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) chose not to reciprocate in equal measure on the Parliament floor to drag the process down. According to Mr. Agyapong, he received inside information that, in order to purposely postpone the process and impact the inauguration, the NDC representatives had decided to set up the mindset.

“I didn’t want to destroy Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in that is why I sat down quietly and observed the NDC members,” Mr Agyapong said in a radio interview on Accra based Oman fm.

He said some NPP members have an unforgivable attitude and so in a way, what happened was a “punishment” for the party. Mr Agyapong has been celebrated on social media for not participating in the chaotic incidents that characterized the election of Speaker of Parliament Thursday dawn in Parliament after a picture showing him sitting down quietly supporting his chin with his arms whilst the incidents unfolded on the floor was published on social media.

Reacting in the radio interview on Oman FM Friday morning, Mr Agyapong said: “I wasn’t the one to go and destroy Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in.” “We [NPP] could have fought,” but it would have dragged and affect the swearing-in of MPs-Elect and eventually the President and his Vice-President’s swearing-in, that is why we from the NPP side decided to be quiet to let the NDC members have their way.

He said he was seen not participating in the chaotic scenes because his mantra was for peace that is why anything he is seen talking with emotions, it always has to do with “fighting for peace, when somebody has been cheated, when I’m fighting for the vulnerable.”

So why would I go and start something that will “destroy the peace we have.” That is why I was seen sitting down quietly, Mr Agyapong added.